KMTT - the Torah Podcast
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On Parshat Korach
On Parshat Korach, Why are there Kohanim? by Rav Ezra Bick Today and tomorrow, all donations to this program will be DOUBLED by some very generous donors. If you enjoy KMTT, show your appreciation and donate via TEAM VBM.
48 Kinyanei Torah 21
48 Kinyanei Torah 21, Machrio Le'Kaf Zechut and Ma'amid Oto al ha-Emet ve'al Ha-Shalom, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Judging others favorably - in general and in the context of learning; the goal of learning is getting it right, not being right.
On Parshat Shelach
On Parshat Shelach: Good Congregations and Bad Congregations, by Rav Ezra Bick
On Parshat Behaalotecha
On Parshat Behaalotecha, Leviim: The Service of God, by Rav Ezra Bick
The Kedusha of Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisrael
Yom Yerushalayim - The Kedusha of Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisrael, by Rav Binyamin Tabory
On Parshat Bemidbar
On Parshat Bemidbar, Sinai: Mountain and Desert, by Rav Ezra Bick
Defining Yir'at Shamayim and the Challenges of Living in Israel
Likrat Yom Yerushalayim 5779, Defining Yir'at Shamayim and the Challenges of Living in Israel, by Rav Moshe Taragin. This shiur was delivered at Stenecourt Shul , Manchester, UK.
On Parshat Bechukotai
On Parshat Bechukotai, Walking, by Rav Ezra Bick
48 Kinyanei Torah 20
48 Kinyanei Torah 20, Eino Sameach BeHora'ah and Nose Be'ol Im Chavero, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why shouldn't you be "happy" when making a halachic ruling? Why is empathy a crucial character trait - in general, and specifically with regard to learning?
48 Kinyanei Torah 19
48 Kinyanei Torah 19, Mitrachek min Hakavod and Lo Megit Libo B'Talmudo, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why is arrogance or excessive pride so problematic - generally, and specifically, when it comes to Torah study? Why is there a need for multiple kinyanim describing - seemingly - the same trait?
PASSING TORAH FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION: ENGAGING POST-MILLENNIALS IN A 2020 JEWISH WORLD
Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Sarah Robinson '11 – Gemara educator at Manhattan Day School, educator on Birthright Panel Participants: Yoetzet Halacha Shiffy Friedman MO '06, Yoetzet Halacha, Assistant Director of Student Programming and Educator at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva H.S. and OU Jewish Learning Initiative educator at Columbia/Barnard Hillel Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl '96 – Kohelet Yeshiva, Head of School Rabbi Joe Wolfson '04 – New York University Director of the OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and Rabbi of the local Jewish Community
IS THE WORLD TOO MUCH WITH US? THE DEVAR HASHEM IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Zvi Engel '92 – Rabbi of Congregation Or Torah in Skokie, IL Panel Participants: Rabbi Menachem Penner '88 – Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS, Dean of the Men's Undergraduate Torah Studies Program. Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosensweig '73 – Rosh Yeshiva at the RIETS of Yeshiva University and the Rosh Kollel of the Beren Kollel Elyon. Rabbi Moshe Taragin '83 – RAM at Yeshivat Har Etzion
FROM THE YESHIVA TO THE ACADEMY; OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN ACADEMIC JEWISH STUDIES
Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger '80, Professor of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, GA and Program Officer at AVI CHAI Foundation Panel Participants: Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg MO '06 – Historian of Early Modern Jewry, Junior fellow Harvard Society of Fellows Professor Chaim Saiman '96, Professor of Jewish Law, Contracts and Insurance Law at Villanova Law School and editor of American Journal of Comparative Law. Dr. Yael Landman Wermuth MO '05 – Visiting Research Fellow in Judaic Studies, Brooklyn College; Acquisitions Editor, Gorgias Press
TEACHING MORALLY DIFFICULT SECTIONS OF TANAKH IN OUR DAY AND AGE
Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot '81, Rabbi, Netivot Shalom, Teaneck NJ Panel Participants: Rabbi Shlomo Brin '73, Ram and Chairman elect Board of Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom '83, Chair, Dept. of Bible, YULA High Schools Dr. Shalom Holtz '94, Associate Professor of Bible and Associate Dean, Yeshiva College Mrs. Yael Goldfischer, Chair: Chumash Department; Director: Israel Guidance -The Frisch School
TORAH PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING MODESTY AND INTIMACY IN THE ERA OF OVEREXPOSURE
Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Shmuel Hain, Rabbi of Young Israel Ohab Zedek of North Riverdale/Yonkers Panel Participants: Yoetzet Halacha Shayna Goldberg, Mashgicha Ruchanit of the Bnot Chul – Migdal Oz Rabbi Shaul Robinson, Senior Rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue Rachel Hercman LCSW, psychotherapist specializing in dating and relationships, sexual health and trauma, Clinical Director at The Layers Project Magazine
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein's View of the State of Israel
Commemorating RAL zt"l's 4th yahrzeit, Rav Moshe Taragin presents a synopsis of Harav Aharon's view of the State of Israel.
Experiencing Mesorah in the Classroom
The Rav zt"l, Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchik, gave a famous shiur at a Pidyon Haben in 1974. During the shiur, he described his experience as he gave his Talmud shiur in YU as an old man. A very powerful and inspirational description brought to you in honor the Rav's 26th yahrzeit.
Jewish Family in Halakha #26
Jewish Family in Halakha #26, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud Sabba
Makkot Mitzrayim #10
Makkot Mitzrayim #10, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Bechorot: My first-born!!
Jewish Family in Halakha #25
Jewish Family in Halakha #25, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud of Stepparents and Older Siblings
Makkot Mitzrayim #9
Makkot Mitzrayim #9, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Choshech - The Dark Side!! What were the religious messages of Choshech? Is darkness really associated with evil?
Makkot Mitzrayim #8
Makkot Mitzrayim #8, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Arbeh, Foreign Invasion! What were the themes of the very symbolic plague of Arbeh?
Jewish Family in Halakha #24
Jewish Family in Halakha #24, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud - Special Cases
Makkot Mitzrayim #7
Makkot Mitzrayim #7, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Barad, Makkot from Heaven! Why was Barad referred to as " all my plagues"; Why did Pa'aro finally concede to HKB"H?
Makkot Mitzrayim #6
Makkot Mitzrayim #6, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Shechin - Moshe the Magician; Why was Moshe's role so pronounced in this plague; He does a GREAT impersonation of a magician.
In Memory of Zacharia Baumel HY"D
In Memory of Zacharia Baumel HY"D, by Rav Eli Weber
On Parshat Tazria
On Parshat Tazria - Birth and Circumcision, by Rav Ezra Bick
Makkot Mitzrayim #5
Makkot Mitzrayim #5, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Dever: There is a New Shepherd in Town! "Dever" may seem pretty "Vanilla"; discover the religious, economic and redemptive significance of "Dever".
Topics in Practical Halakha #12
Topics in Practical Halakha #12, Kitniyot on Pesach, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
Jewish Family in Halakha #23
Jewish Family in Halakha #23, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kavod and Morah
Makkot Mitzrayim #4
Makkot Mitzrayim #4, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Arov: Gangs of Beasts! Everyone is terrified by wild animals; why were they called AROV (Gang) - Learn about the first gangsters in history.
Makkot Mitzrayim #3
Makkot Mitzrayim #3, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Kinim: Insects in Egypt!! KINIM - What did the insects invade? How did this affect the construction industry in Egypt?
Makkot Mitzrayim #2
Makkot Mitzrayim #2, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Tzefardea (Nile Creatures): What made "Tzefardei'a" so terrible. Frogs are so cute!!??
Makkot Mitzrayim #1
Makkot Mitzrayim #1, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Blood: Was the first makkah of dam (blood) an attack on water or an assault upon the Nile)?
Likrat Pesach - Chametz
Likrat Pesach - Chametz, shiur given by Rav Mordechai Friedman
Jewish Family in Halakha #22
Jewish Family in Halakha #22, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud Av 3
On Parshat Tzav
On Parshat Tzav, Eish Tamid - Fire on the Altar, by Rav Ezra Bick
48 Kinyanei Torah 18
48 Kinyanei Torah 18, Ohev et Ha-Tochachot, Ohev et Ha-Meisharim, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why is rebuke - giving and receiving - so central to religious growth? Is "yashar" an intellectual or spiritual appellation?
Why is Daniel the Secret Hero of Purim?
Why is Daniel the Secret Hero of Purim? Special sicha for Purim 5779, by Rav Moshe Taragin
Jewish Family in Halakha #21
Jewish Family in Halakha #21, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud Av 2
On Parshat Vayikra
On Parshat Vayikra - From the Physical to the Spiritual, by Rav Ezra Bick
48 Kinyanei Torah 17
48 Kinyanei Torah 17, Ohev et Ha-Beriyot and Ohev et Ha-Tzadakot, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why is loving people important, how is it expressed, and what does it have to do with Torah study? If tzedakah is not enough, what else is demanded of us?
Jewish Family in Halakha #20
Jewish Family in Halakha #20, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud Av
On Parshat Pekudei
On Parshat Pekudei - Your work. My plans. Shiur by Rav Ezra Bick
48 Kinyanei Torah 16
48 Kinyanei Torah 16, Ahuv and Ohev et haMakom, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why is it important to be beloved by other people? How does loving Hashem help a person succeed in learning?
Jewish Family in Halakha #19
Jewish Family in Halakha #19, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Chinukh #02
48 Kinyanei Torah 15
48 Kinyanei Torah 15, Ha-Oseh Seyag Le'Devarav and Eino Machzik Tovah Le'Atzmo, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Appreciating the role of discipline, clarity and self-imposed limitations; "Don't Pat Yourself on the Back" - why not and and how does that aid Torah study?
Jewish Family in Halakha #18
Jewish Family in Halakha #18, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Chinukh
KMTT - On Parshat Ki Tisa
KMTT - On Parshat Ki Tisa - Building the Mishkan and Not Building on Shabbat, by Rav Ezra Bick
48 Kinyanei Torah 14
48 Kinyanei Torah 14, HaMakir et Mekomo and HaSameach beChelko, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb What does "knowing one's place" mean and how does it impact learning? Am I supposed to be "happy with my portion" in the spiritual arena or just with regards to material possessions?